Entomobrya triangularis

Entomobrya triangularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Collembola
Order: Entomobryomorpha
Family: Entomobryidae
Genus: Entomobrya
Species:
E. triangularis
Binomial name
Entomobrya triangularis
Schott, 1896
Synonyms
  • Entomobrya tampicensis Mills, 1935

Entomobrya triangularis is a species of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae found in Western North America and Mexico.

Appearance

This species is characterized by a triangular pattern near the end of the abdomen, a broken basal dorsal band and a complete dorsal band. the body is extremely hairy. This species is shorter than other Entomobrya ssp.

Habitat

This species is found under dead wood or shaken from coniferous trees across Western North America.

Diet

This species eats cedar pollen, dead leaf fragments, and dead wood.

References

  1. 1 2 "Entomobrya triangularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Entomobrya triangularis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. 1 2 "Entomobrya triangularis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. 1 2 "Entomobrya triangularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. 1 2 3 "Entomobrya triangularis". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  6. 1 2 Halaj, Juraj; Ross, Darrell W.; Moldenke, Andrew R. (2000). "Importance of Habitat Structure to the Arthropod Food-Web in Douglas-Fir Canopies". Oikos. 90 (1): 139–152. ISSN 0030-1299.
  7. 1 2 "Mesofauna of the Pacific Coast". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  8. ↑ curator, project (2024-08-26). "Springtails". Biodiversity Galiano. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  9. ↑ CONABIO. "(Entomobrya triangularis)". EncicloVida (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2026-08-05.
  10. ↑ "Mesofauna of the Pacific Coast". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2026-10-29.

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